StraightTequilaNight Report post Posted January 9, 2017 . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzPlumber Report post Posted January 9, 2017 Each one of them will kill more Arizona Deer in a year than one of us will in a lifetime. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COA Report post Posted January 9, 2017 ^^^ not true! Lark is up there in numbers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted January 9, 2017 AZplumber: No question that lions eat a lot of deer, but everyone who hunts much in Texas or elsewhere where limits are five or more deer a year probably will kill many more deer in his/her lifetime than a lion will in a year. A single lion may take up to 50 deer a year (I suspect it's a lot less than that), but a meat hunter in the Texas Hill country easily can reach that number in just ten years. I don't begrudge lions eating deer. In my humble opinion, a mountain lion is a wonderful game animal and I would rather take one than a dozen deer. -- Bill Quimby 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjl2010 Report post Posted January 10, 2017 Mr. Quimby, where can I read about the lion in your avatar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzDiamondHeat Report post Posted January 10, 2017 oh my. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzPlumber Report post Posted January 10, 2017 AZplumber: No question that lions eat a lot of deer, but everyone who hunts much in Texas or elsewhere where limits are five or more deer a year probably will kill many more deer in his/her lifetime than a lion will in a year. A single lion may take up to 50 deer a year (I suspect it's a lot less than that), but a meat hunter in the Texas Hill country easily can reach that number in just ten years. I don't begrudge lions eating deer. In my humble opinion, a mountain lion is a wonderful game animal and I would rather take one than a dozen deer. -- Bill Quimby Very true and why I qualified in my post "Arizona Deer". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted January 23, 2017 AZPlumber: I have no idea how many deer Ive killed in Arizona but it could be somewhere around 50, more or less. (I shot my first mule deer in 1948 and have hunted deer in this state every year (except one) until a couple of years ago, and I usually brought home meat.) It shouldnt matter if an individual lion kills 20 or 50 deer a year. They are worthy game animals, and should be managed sustainably. ==== Bill Quimby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted January 23, 2017 I apologize for the missing apostrophes in the above post. Don't know why they were deleted. Bill Quimby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter4life Report post Posted January 24, 2017 Nice lion pictures. Bill, I cannot agree more. I think many lions kill far fewer deer than the oft quoted "one deer a week." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian390 Report post Posted February 4, 2017 boom 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpinebullwinkle Report post Posted February 5, 2017 I also heard the "one deer kill per week per lion" quote frequently from many reputable guides and ranchers back in the 1970's. Not saying it is gospel..... but I don't think it is too far fetched. I find it interesting that the mule deer population started its severe decline about the same time the trapping laws were changing. Also, when that timing happened, my outdoor experiences went from viewing only about one lion per year in the 1970's to over 10 lions per year in the 1980's and beyond. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
